[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.1663 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1663 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1663 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1663](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1663) 1) Pṛthvī (earth). The characteristic of this padārtha is smell. Pṛthvī is of two kinds, Nitya (eternal) and Anitya (perishable). Nitya is in the form of atom (paramāṇu) and anitya in the form of Kārya. They are classified into body, sense organs and objects. - [Previous: c8.1662](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1662) - [Next: c8.1664](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1664) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1663](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1663) · Pramāṇa